Notes on Mouth and Nose Vocabulary

Noun	Infinitive/Verb—Past Tense	Adjective	Adverb
a drool	to drool; drooled	drooling
drowsiness		drowsy
excessiveness		excessive	excessively
a gag	to gag; gagged	gagging
a gargle	to gargle; gargled	gargling
hoarseness		hoarse	hoarsely
mucus		mucous; mucous; mucousal
a recurrence	to recur; recurred	recurrent
a relief	to relieve; relieved	relieve; relieving
a sneeze	to sneeze; sneezed	sneezing
stuffiness	to stuff; stuffed	stuffed
snore	to snore; snored	snoring
a spit	to spit; spitted
sufferer; suffering	to suffer; suffered	suffering
a swallow	to swallow; swallowed	swallowing
tenderness	to tender; tendered	tender	tenderly
a tingle	to tingle; tingled	tingling
a tooth	to teethe	teething
water	to water; watered	watered; watering; watery

Idiomatic Expressions using “Nose”

1.       To be hard-nosed

2.       To keep your nose clean

3.       To stick or poke your nose into something

4.       To nose around

5.       No skin off one’s nose

6.       Under one’s nose

Idiomatic Expressions using “Mouth”

1.       To bad mouth

2.       To foam at the mouth

3.       To make one’s mouth water

4.       To melt in your mouth

5.       To take someone’s words out of his or her mouth

Idiomatic Expressions using “Lips”

1.       To keep a stiff lip

2.       Lips are sealed

Idiomatic Expressions using “Tongue”

1.       A slip of the tongue

2.       Hold your tongue